Is there any real difference from gen 4 to gen 5 mags?

**Sidneyious** · 05-04-23, 11:39

So made a decent order for glock 17 oem gen 5 mags and got gen 4 mags, should I bother with trying to send them back to get the right ones or deal with the fact that I dont have that orange follower?

**georgeib** · 05-04-23, 11:50

AFAIK, other than the color of the followers, the only difference is that they have notches on both side of the body so the mag release can be moved on the Gen 5 frame. If you aren't a lefty with a reversed mag release on a Gen 5, you don't need Gen 5 mags.

**Sidneyious** · 05-04-23, 11:54

Originally Posted by georgeib

AFAIK, other than the color of the followers, the only difference is that they have notches on both side of the body so the mag release can be moved on the Gen 5 frame. If you aren't a lefty with a reversed mag release on a Gen 5, you don't need Gen 5 mags.

That was available on gen 4 mags, it's how my gen 4 is right now.

**georgeib** · 05-04-23, 11:56

Originally Posted by Sidneyious

That was available on gen 4 mags, it's how my gen 4 is right now.

Ah, okay. Well according to an article I just skimmed, the only difference between the 2 generations' magazines is the color of the followers.

**Dukr** · 05-04-23, 17:13

I'm pretty sure the base plate is a bit different, also. Doesn't really matter, but if you ordered Gen 5, you should get Gen 5.

**Wake27** · 05-04-23, 17:41

Baseplate shape and follower color. I really like the orange follower, I’ve replaced the black in all of my earlier mags. I’d want Gen 5.

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**pag23** · 05-04-23, 19:25

Originally Posted by Wake27

Baseplate shape and follower color. I really like the orange follower, I’ve replaced the black in all of my earlier mags. I’d want Gen 5.

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This....I have updated to Gen 5 mags as well

**Sidneyious** · 05-05-23, 09:21

Well they made it right, going to ship the new ones out with a return slip.

Definitely will be giving these folks another visit, yeah sure someone ****ed up which at this time it's understandable with everything going on.